Hidan's words made everyone present's heads buzz.

Especially Kakuzu, who looked at Hidan with a face full of disbelief. He seemed not to understand why this lunatic would ask such a question at this moment.

Even on the Konoha side, Kakashi was looking at Hidan weirdly, and Takemi's Shadow Clone was also a bit stunned.

As for Guy, he seemed a bit lost. Even though he knew Hidan was a lunatic, he didn't expect him to be so severely ill.

"Don't you know him?"

After a while, Guy asked in disbelief, which immediately excited Hidan.

"Who is it? Quick, tell me!"

"It seems to be..."

Just as Guy was about to speak, a voice suddenly came from a distance, interrupting him.

"Sasori! It really is you!"

Hearing this voice, Sasori raised his eyebrows, his gaze slowly shifting to look at the figure in the distance.

After a moment, he shook his head and said helplessly, "Grandmother, it's you."

The person who had arrived was naturally Chiyo. The desert was her home ground, so tracking someone was not difficult for her.

Originally, when she discovered that Kakashi and the others were heading towards Roran, she was a bit surprised and uncertain. She wasn't sure if the people from Konoha had intentions towards Roran, or if someone from the Akatsuki was here.

And when she detected a huge Chakra reaction on Roran's side from a distance, she immediately rushed over, unexpectedly seeing Sasori.

At this time, Sasori was not using Hiruko. Since it was shattered by Takemi, he had not yet found a replacement.

His true face was presented before everyone. Seeing her grandson still looking the same as he did back then, Chiyo was a bit in a daze.

"I heard that you assassinated the Third Kazekage?" After a while, she asked with a gloomy expression.

Sasori twisted his neck and smiled indifferently. "Yes, it was me. Now he is my work of art."

"You've completely changed."

Chiyo looked at her grandson who had fallen into the wrong path, and a hint of sadness appeared in her expression.

"Perhaps, I shouldn't have taught you Puppet jutsu back then."

"How fragile. I've never seen you make such an expression before." Sasori still had an indifferent look, but there seemed to be some emotion in his brows.

"It seems you're getting old, and are starting to change."

Chiyo sighed, "After all, it was I who personally led my good-for-nothing grandson down the wrong path, so it's inevitable that I feel a bit sad."

She slowly composed herself and said, "But this is fine too. The Puppet jutsu I taught you, I will take it back!"

As she spoke, she casually threw a flare onto the ground, clearly not wanting others to interfere with their fight.

"What you said is really funny. If you hadn't planted the seed in me, how could I have pursued it?" Sasori put away the smile on his face, replaced by indifference.

"I have never stopped moving forward, but you have changed. Those two guys beside you, one is Sakumo's son, and the other is the one who inherited his sword. How can you stand with them?"

...

These words made Chiyo even more silent. In fact, she had never stopped either, and she had already taken that forbidden step.

In order to revive her son and daughter-in-law, she developed the 'One's Own Life Reincarnation' technique. However, the price of this technique and its impact after its creation made her realize something.

Once it was announced or exposed, the Land of Wind, and even Sunagakure, would fall into eternal damnation.

"Let's fight. Let me see how far you've grown now."

"Hmph, as for me now..."

Sasori forcefully tore open a scroll, and the repaired Third Kazekage instantly appeared, the black iron sand already launching an attack.

"In terms of Puppet jutsu, I have already surpassed you!"

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

The battle between Sasori and Chiyo, the two puppeteers, instantly began, with roars already rising and falling.

"Quick, dodge."

Kakashi immediately pulled Guy to dodge, while not forgetting to speak to Takemi.

"Immediately dispel your clone, focus on the battle over there, and inform your main body about the situation here."

"Okay, Kakashi-sensei, Guy-sensei, you both have my kunai on you. Tell me if there's danger." Takemi's Shadow Clone nodded, not forgetting to remind them as he disappeared.

"Also, be careful."

Bang—

Along with a puff of smoke, Takemi's Shadow Clone disappeared. Kakashi and Guy's gazes also turned towards Kakuzu and Hidan, who had already caught up.

"Tch, that guy was a Shadow Clone. It seems his main body is over there." Kakuzu snorted coldly, his green eyes flickering.

He said, "It's likely he ran into Orochimaru. What a shame, I wanted to kill him myself."

"Orochimaru..."

Kakashi's expression became somewhat serious, but he still had immense faith in Takemi.

After all, if Takemi really wanted to leave, he could return to their side at any time.

Kakashi said, "I don't need to worry about over there. Right now, dealing with you is the most important thing."

"What arrogant words." Kakuzu snorted coldly, and the Chakra inside his body began to erupt.

"Although I haven't returned to my most complete state yet, dealing with you won't be a big problem."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kakuzu had already charged forward. Kakashi immediately drew a kunai to meet the attack.

"Kappa, it seems it's just the two of us again." Hidan raised his eyebrows, pointing the scythe in his hand at Guy.

"Now, shouldn't you tell me?"

"I'll tell you if you beat me."

Guy was too lazy to bother with this lunatic. He was thinking about how to deal with him.

At the same time, he was also trying to remember who the last place student was back then. Wasn't it someone with spiky hair?

"Alright."

But Hidan became happy. In an instant, he also charged forward.

"Then let's go!"

— — —

In an oasis within the sand sea of the Land of Wind, over twenty Kumo ninja were hiding.

Some of them were resting with their eyes closed, while others were hidden in the shadows observing every movement around them. Their coordination was very good.

It was clear that they were a group of elite ninja!

After all, they were operating in the Land of Wind, so they had to be extra careful with everything.

"Captain, what should we do now?"

Deep within the oasis, a Kumo ninja quietly asked Toroi.

Their team was an elite unit of Kumogakure, and their captain, Toroi, possessed a Kekkei Genkai, Magnet Release.

Even though this mission required them to travel a thousand miles to the Land of Wind, they were still able to sneak in without a sound. However, they also encountered problems.

The harsh environment of the Land of Wind, coupled with the vast and sparsely populated area, made it extremely difficult to find someone.

"Is there any information from the Anbu?"

Toroi was not in a very good mood right now. He thought for a moment before asking.

"Didn't they discover Konoha's people entering the Land of Wind? Why is there no news now?"